There’s no shortage of potential jobs.
Retired NFL quarterback Derek Carr starred as an NFL analyst for YouTube’s broadcast of Chiefs vs. Chargers, but his budding career in media might be put on hold for a comeback in the league.
“I wouldn’t say never,” Carr, 34, told Dan Patrick when asked if he would ever return. “Because I’ve learned that when I say never, it usually happens. I think we’ve all probably learned that. For me, I’m training because I love to train. That’s going to be the rest of my life. I love to train.”
Carr, 34, retired in May under some surprising circumstances while a member of the Saints, opting not to have shoulder surgery.
Carr chose to forfeit his $30 million fully guaranteed salary for 2025 in exchange for the $10 million roster bonus he was paid in March when he had expected to play for New Orleans.
“I throw a football every now and then with my kids and to my buddy for fun because it’s part of my rehab for my shoulder…I’m still doing those things, I’ve always felt like, even though I’m done, if God wanted me to do it, I gotta be ready. I don’t want to go out there and not be ready. I’ll be ready, but I’m not coming back. Right now, today, I’m not coming back.”
Carr joked that he was busy coaching the fourth through sixth-grade Clovis Christian Warriors, where his two sons play football, and he said he impersonates his former coach, Jon Gruden.
The Saints are in a dicey spot at quarterback thanks to the retirement of Carr, as they are currently rolling out fifth-round quarterback Spencer Rattler after second-round Louisville rookie, Tyler Shough, was unable to win the starting job out of the draft.
The Saints lost their season opener, 20-13, to the Cardinals with Rattler completing 27-of-46 passes for 214 yards.
Before suffering the season-ending injury, Carr threw for 2,145 yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions in 10 games.
The four-time Pro Bowler now has a YouTube channel as well as a podcast with his brother, former No. 1 overall pick David Carr.